Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
SOUTHERN Gl.EANINGS.


Health reports that the sickness and nu-
merous deaths in prison at New Orleans
are not caused by dampness, as had been
supposed, but by the insufficiency and
poor quality of the food of the prisoners.
Several large sheds in New Orleans,
formerly used for housing lumber, fell
with crash a few days ago, kill
ing two persons and wounding four more.
The killed were John Henry Tucker,
steamboatman, ffty-three years old,
native of Louisville, and lately employed
as steward on the steamboat 81. j. Dickey,
and Peter Behrman, newsboy, eleven
years old. The wounded were Gus New
man, barber, and his boy, John Baker,
Frank Lambert, a boy, and Herman
Poland, an umbrella maker Poland was
badly crushed and will probably die. The
others will doubtless recover.
A negro woman at Dealsville, Ala,
locked her four children, the eldest eight
years of age, in her cabin few night ago
and went to church. When she returned
the cabin was on fire. The piteous walls
from the little ones within when roasting
to death were still audible, but nothing
could be done to extricate them from the
flames, as the roof of the house had fallen
in upon them. When the flames had
spent their fury the charred remains Of
all four of the children were found in the
debris.
During August a series Of disastrous
fires occurred on Dade's farm, few miles
above Henderson, KY. In four successive
weeks Mr.. Dade suffered the loss of his
various crops, barns and farming imple-
ments, until every thing on the place was
destroyed making total loss Of $4,000.
The fires were plainly the work Of an in
cendiary, and the circumstances fixed
suspicion on tenant on the Dade farm, a
negro named Scott. After securing all the
evidence possible, an officer went out to
arrest Scott a few days ago, and succeed
ed only by putting bullet into him. He
was taken to Henderson and placed in
jail. He will recover from his wound.
A resident of Benton County, Ark, re-
Gently killed an eight-foot rattlesnake.
A Key West (Fia.) dispatch says there
has been no fever there since the 1st inst.
Creosoted pine ties are considered more
valuable than oak by many Southern en-
gineers.
A prohibition convention, to be held
September % at Staunton, has been called
by two hundred lawyers, farmers and
ministers Of Virginia.
Governor Gordon of Georgia has signed
the wine-room bill, which imposes tax OF
$4,000 on all wine-rooms.
Il rsiIdc.-t Lied III Clay County, Miss,
one day recei.tly, by J. N. Cogdell, meas
ured from the end of its moustache to the
tip of its tail five feet and eleven inches,
and weighed thirty mine and three-eighths
pounds.
Two of the worst moonshiners in North
Carolina, Wiley Stoks and Napol con
Bonaparte Taylor, are in jail at Whining
ton. captured at last. They are both
murderers.
James Mason, patrolman on the Knox
vile (Tenn.) police force, accidentally
shot and mortally wounded himself few
nights ago il trying to quell riot among
gang of toughs.
Ex-Goyer nor Luke Blackburn, Of Ken.
tucky. died at Frankford, a few days
ago, after a lingering illness. He was
eminent as physician and philanthro-
pist.
The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times reports
that the white, rust-proof iron ore, hither-
to found only in Sweden, has been dis
covered in the mountains near that city.
The ore is said to contain sixty-fve per
cent. of pure iron, while the bed is six
feet thick and of great extent.
At Rockhill, s. c., few days ago, Rev.
e. c. Price, Methodist minister, was
publicly cowhided by J. B. johnson for
circulating scandalous stories about john
sons sister. Friends of both persons have
taken up the quarrel, and more serious
trouble is anticipated.
The Baptist Church at Hartford, KY,
was totally destroyed by fire a few nights
ago. The building was new and cost
$4,000. The fire was the work of an in
cendiarv, as no lights had been used in the
church for two or three days.
Mr.. Willis P. Chisholm, a prominent
! citizen of Atlanta, Ca, is seeking to over
throw the will left by his deceased wife.
A few wears ago Mr.. Chisholm made over
to his wife $150,000 worth OF property.
When she died it was discovered that she
had bequeathed it to her own relatives,
ignoring her husband.
Mr.. j. L. Bargesley, deputy sheriff of
Edwards County, Tex, recently went to
Nashville, Tenn, where he obtained a
reouisition from Governor Taylor for Jim
Thomnson, a white man who was arrested
and held at Jackson charged with mur-
dering Mr. John Neal, in Edwards Coun-
ty, Tex, about one year ago. Deputy
Sheriff Bargesley says Thompson is cer-
tainly the murderer.
A. z. Johnson, white man, who mur-
dered j. w. Dowell, near Birmingham,
Ala, a few weeks ago, was arrested near
| Macon, Miss, by c. Hardin aud S. I. Holt,
| and lodged in jail. Johnson's relatives
live in that neighborhood, and he had been
hanging around ever since the murder.
There is a large reward offered for his
capture and delivery TO the authorities at
Birmingham. He expressed Willingness
to return to Birmingham without requi-
sition from the Governor of Alabama.
Louis and Jack Bates, colored, while
cleaning out we'll near Montgomery
Ala, few days ago, met with fearful
fate. Louis was in the well, and called to
his brother TO draw him up, which he at once
proceeded to do, but when half way out
Louis fell back dead. Jack went down to
rescue his brother, but the choke damp
was so great that he, too, died in few
minutes. Their dead bodies were BIZ ought
to the surface by means Of drags.
| in celebration of the recent stats teal
| showing for the first half of 1887 that the
| business Of Louisville, KY, had increased
| So 200, 600 in six months, and that IN tne